UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 
AT   LOS  ANGELES 


OUR 

ARTIST  IN  CUBA, 

PERU,  SPAIN  AND  ALGIERS. 


LEAVES  FROM 

THE  SKETCH-BOOK  OF  A   TRAVELLER. 
1864—1868. 


GEORGE   W.  CARLETOX. 


"  Let  observation!  with  expansive  view. 
Survey  mankind,  from  China  to  Peru." 


NEW     YORK: 

Copyright,  1877,  by 

G.   W.  Carleton  &  Co.,  Publishers. 

LONDON  :     S.  Low  &  Co. 
MDCCCI.XXVII. 


OUR  ARTIST, 


HIS   MARK. 


CONTENTS. 


CUBA,     - 

PAGE 

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PERU, 

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SPAIN,     - 

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ALGIERS, 

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AN    APOLOGY. 


O^HE  Author  of  these  unpretending  little 

£Ap    wayside    sketches    offers   them   to  the 

Public  with  the  hesitating  diffidence  of 

an  Amateur.     The  publication  a  few  years 

ago,  of  a  portion  of  the  drawings  was  attend- 

j   ed  with  so  flattering  a  reception,  that  a  new 

i   edition  being  called  for,  it  is  believed  a  few 

»    more  Leaves  from  the  same  vagabond  sketch- 

*  book  may  not  be  intrusive. 

H       The  out-of-the-way  sort  of  places  in  which 

the  Author's  steps  have  led  him,  must  always 

present    the    most   enticing   subjects   for  a 

comic  pencil  ;    and  although  no  attempt  is 

here  made  to  much  more  than  hint  at  the 

oranges  and  volantes   of  Cuba,  the  earth- 

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quakes  and  buzzards  of  Peru,  the  donkeys 
and  beggars  of  Spain,  or  the  Arabs  and 
dates  of  Algiers,  yet  sketches  made  upon  the 
spot,  with  the  crispy  freshness  of  a  first  im- 
pression, cannot  fail  in  suggesting  at  least  a 
panoramic  picture  of  such  grotesque  inci- 
dents as  these  strange  Countries  furnish. 

The  drawings  are  merely  the  chance  re- 
sults of  leisure  moments;  and  Our  Artist,  in 
essaying  to  convey  a  ray  of  information 
through  the  glasses  of  humor,  has  simply 
multiplied  with  printers'  ink  his  pocket-book 
of  sketches,  which,  although  caricatures,  are 
exaggerations  of  actual  events,  jotted  down 
on  the  impulse  of  the  moment,  for  the  same 
sort  of  idle  pastime  as  may  possibly  lead  the 
reader  to  linger  along  its  ephemeral  pages. 

NEW  YORK,  Christmas,  1877. 


PART  I. 


C  U  BA. 


CUBAN  SKETCHES. 


SICK  TRANSIT. 
Two  BOOBIES. 
A  COLORED  HERCULES. 
THE  CUBAN  JEHU. 
IGLESIA  SAN  FRANCISCO. 
A  CUBAN  MOTIVE. 
AN  INFLUENZA. 
FLEE  FOR  SHELTER. 
THE  RIDE. 
A  COCK-FIGHT. 
RATHER  COOL. 
TAKE  YOUR  PICK. 
A  SPANISH  RETREAT. 
SPIDERS  AND  RATS. 
BELLIGERENTS. 
MATERFAMILIAS. 
CULINARY  DEPARTMENT. 
A  BUNDLE  OF  CLOTHES. 
A  BUTTON- SMASHER. 
WHITE  PANTALOONS. 
CARNIVAL  ACQUAINTANCE. 
BEAUTY  AT  THE  BALL. 
A  DISAPPOINTMENT. 
DOLCE  FAR  NIENTE. 
LOCOMOTION. 


THE  SPANISH  TONGUE. 

AN   UNWELCOME  VISITOR. 

AN  AGREEABLE  BATH. 

A  CELESTIAL  MAID. 

A  STATUE  ON  A  BUST. 

A  TAIL  UNFOLDED. 

MONEY  IN  THY  PURSE. 

SUGAR  AND  WATER. 

GREEN  FIELDS. 

A  SEGAR  WELL-LIGHTED. 

SHALL  REST  BE  FOUND. 

ALL  ABOARD. 

THE  MATANZAS  CAVE. 

HARD  ROAD  TO  TRAVEL. 

A  SHADY   RETREAT. 

A  SPANISH  GROCER. 

COLORED  HELP. 

VERY  MOORISH. 

CHACUN  A  SON  GOUT. 

NATURE'S^RESTORER. 

AGRICULTURAL. 

A  COT  IN  THE  VALLEY. 

A  COLORED  BEAUTY. 

CORNER  STONES. 

A  SUDDEN  DEPARTURE. 


THE  START.— THE  STEAMSHIP  COLUMBIA. 
AT  SEA. 


First  day  out.— The  wind  freshens  up  a  trifle  as  we 
get  outside  Sandy  Hook;  but  our  artist  says  he 
is'nt  sea-sick,  for  he  never  felt  better  in  his  life. 


IN  THE  GULF  OF  MEXICO. 


A  "  Booby  "—as  seen  from  the  ship's  deck. 


A  "Booby" — as  seen  on  the  ship's  deck. 


VIEW  FROM  OUR  WINDOW  AT  THE 
HOTEL  ALMY. 


The  old  Convent  and  Bell  Tower  of  the  Church 
of  San  Francisco, — now  used  as  a  Custom  House. 


AT  THE  CAFE  LOUVRE. 


Manners  and  Customs  of  a  Cuban  with 
a  Cold  in  his  Head. 


THE  [WICKED]  FLEA  OF  HAVANA 


PART  I.— The  beast  in  a  torpid  conditio  i. 

PART  II.— When  he   "smells  the    blood  of   an 
Englishman." 


A  COCK-FIGHT  IN  CUBA. 


I. — Chanticleer  as  he  goes  in. 


II.— Chanticleer  considerably  "  played  out.' 


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THE  CAPTAIN  GENERAL'S  QUINTA. 


View  of  the  Canal  and  Cocoa  Tree  ;  looking  East 
from  the  Grotto. 


AN  INTERIOR  IN  HAVANA. 


Kitchen,  chief-cook  and  bottle-washer  in  the 
stablishment  of  Mrs.  Franke,  out  on  the 
'  Cerro." 

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HEADS  OF  THE  PEOPLE. 


A  portrait  of  the  young  lady,  whose  family  (after  con- 
siderable urging)  consents  to  take  in  our  washing. 


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A  MASK  BALL  AT  THE  TACON. 


Our  artist  mixes  in  the  giddy  dance,   and  falls 
desperately  in  love  with  this  sweet  creature but 


LATER  IN  THE  EVENING, 


When  the  "sweet  creature"  unmasks,  our  Artist 
suddenly  recovers  from  his  fit  of  admiration.  Alas ! 
beauty  is  but  mask  deep. 


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HOTELS   IN    HAVANA. 


A  cheerful  Chinese  Chambermaid  (?)  at  the 
Fonda  de  Ingleterra,  outside  the  walls. 


HIGH    ART    IN    HAVANA. 


A  gay  (but  slightly  mutilated)  old  plaster-of- 
Paris  girl,  that  I  found  in  one  of  the  avenues 
of  the  Bishop's  Garden,  on  the  "  Cerro." 


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PUBLIC  SERVANTS  IN  CUBA. 


A  gay  and  festive  Chinese  brakeman,  on  the 
railroad  near  Guines.  —The  shirt-collar-and-pair- 
of-spurs  style  of  costume. 


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PLANTATIONS  NEAR  MAR  IAN  AO. 


A  Colored  Beauty  toting  Sugar  Cane  from  the 
field  to  the  grinding  mill. 


ARCHITECTURE  IN  HAVANA. 


A  conglomerate  Esguina,  on  the  comer  of  Calle 
Obispo  and  Monserate. 


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PART  II. 


PERU 


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PERUVIAN    SKETCHES. 


FRIENDLY  COUNSELS. 
A  DISAGREEABLE  BERTH. 
A  COLORED  RECEPTION. 
THE  NAKED  TRUTH. 
A  PANAMA  LAUNDRESS. 
A  MAN  FOR  A*  HAT. 
DOMESTIC  BLISS. 
A  BIT  or  A  CHURCH. 
HOT  WEATHER. 
WHAT  AN  Ass ! 
A  HAPPY  FAMILY. 
LAND  AT  LAST. 
CALLAO  CATHEDRAL. 
A  BAGGAGE  TRAIN. 
CATHEDRAL  AT  LIMA. 
A  WATER-CARRIER. 
A  BAG  OK  CUFFEY. 
BIRDS  OF  A  FEATHER. 
A  CHINA  BOWL  OF  SOUP. 
THING  OF  BEAUTY. 
FONDEST  HOPES  DECAY. 
RAT-IFICATION  MEETING. 
A  BACK  SEAT. 

AN   EXCELLENT    VlEW. 

BREAD-BASKETS. 


GOOD  FOR  DIGESTION. 
AN  EYE  FOR  AN  EYE. 
WHO  KNOWS?  (NOSE). 
DISCRETION  IN  VALOR. 
BLACK  WARRIORS. 
Music  HATH  CHARMS. 
A  CHARIOT  RACE. 
AN  ANTIQUE. 
FAMILY  ARRANGEMENT. 
HEADS  OF  THE  PEOPLE. 
BY  THEIR  FRUITS. 
A  BEAST  OF  BURDEN. 
A  NIGHT  ADVENTURE. 
A  RUNAWAY. 
THE  LIGHT  FANTASTIC. 
A  ROOSTER. 
A  CHIME  OF  BELLS. 
DOG-DAYS. 
PORK   BUSINESS. 
WHEN  SHALL  WE  THREE. 
UNHAND  ME ! 
NOTHING  VENTURE. 
A  GREAT  SELL. 

A   BEGGARLY    SHOW. 

A  DEAD-HEAD. 


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AN  AFTERNOON  AT  PANAMA. 


Deeming  it  always  incumbent  upon  the  traveller  to  invest 
in  the  produces  of  the  country,  Our  Artist  provides  himself 
with  a  good  sensible  Panama  hat,  and  thus  with  wife  and 
"mutual  friend,"  he  peacefully  and  serenely  meanders  around 
among  the  suburbs  of  the  city. 


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STEAMSHIP  "CHILE." 
FROM  PANAMA  TO  CALLAO. 


Crossing  the  equinoctial  line,  Our  Artist  discovers  that  the 
rays  of  a  vertical  sun  are  anything  but  bracing  and  cool. 

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DOMESTICS  IN  PERU. 


One  of  the  waiters  at  our  hotel,  clad  in  the  inevitable  poncho 
— A  genuine  native  Peruvian,  perhaps  a  son  of  "  Rolla  the 
Peruvian,"  who  was  "within." 

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A  PERUVIAN  COOK. 


Peeping  into  the  kitchen  one  day,  Our  Artist  perceives  that 
a  costume,  cool  and  neglige1,  may  be  improvised  by  making  a 
hole  in  a  coffee-bag  and  getting  into  it. 


THE  SAD  REALITY. 


Alas  I  too  frequently  his  thirsty  eye  is  met  only  by  such 
visions  as  the  above — and  th?  lovely  beauties  of  Lima,  where 
are  they  ? 

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STREETS  OF  LIMA— CALLE  PALACIO. 


A  young  Peruvian  accompanying  its  mamma  to  market  ia 
the  morning. 


STREETS  OF  LIMA— CALLE  PLATEROS. 


A  picturesque  little  mirador  or  lookout  at  the  corner  of 
Calle  Plateros  and  Bodegones,  opposite  the  Hotel  Maury, 
with  balconies  ad  lib. 

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OCCUPATIONS  IN  LIMA. 


The  paiiadero,  or  baker,  as  he  appears  on  his  mite  of  a 
ionkey,  rushing  round  through  the  streets  of  Lima,  delivering 
bread  to  his  customers. 


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COSTUMES  IN  LIMA.— THE  SAYA  Y  M  \NTO. 


Our  Artist  has  heard  a  good  deal  about  the  magnificent 
eyes  of  the  Limanian  women  :  but  as  he  never  sees  more  than 
one  eye  at  a  time,  he  can't  say  much  about  them,  with  any 
regard  for  the  truth. 

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HEAD-DRESSES  IN  LIMA.— THE  MANTO. 


The  Sefioritas  look  very  prettily  sometimes,  with  their  black 
mantillas  thrown  gracefully  over  their  heads,  (See  Geogra- 
phies, etc.,)  but  when  you  come  across  a  party  possessing  a 
decided  nose,  in  profile,  the  effect  is  rather  startling. 
86 


REVOLUTIONS  IN  PERU. 


Our  apartments  look  out  upon  the  Grand  Plaza,  where  the 
fighting  usually  takes  place  ;  and  as  the  windows  are  mostly 
broken  by  the  balls  of  the  last  Revolution,  (Nov.  6, 1865,)  and 
it's  about  time  for  another,  Our  Artist  gets  into  ambuscade 
every  time  he  hears  a  fire-cracker  in  the  street 
87 


THE  WAR  WITH  SPAIN. 


Two  native  and  dreadfully  patriotic  Peruvian  soldiers  on 
review  before  their  superior  officer. 


MARTIAL  MUSIC  IN  PERU. 


The  National  Hymn,  with  variations,  as  rendered  by  the 
Royal  Band  in  front  of  President  Prado's  palace  on  the  Grand 
Plaza. 

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HAIR-DRESSING  IN  LIMA. 


Ladies'  style  as  seen  at  the  theatre. 

Also  Our  Artist  before  and  after  he  had  his  hair  cut  in  the 
latest  Lima  fashion. 

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TERPSICHORE  IN  PERU. 


Our  Artist  assists  at  a  mask-ball  in  the  Jardin  Otaiza,  and 
is  puzzled  at  the  nationality  of  the  costumes  worn  by  the 
dancers. 

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PRIESTS  AND  FRIARS  OF  LIMA. 


A  theological  discussion  of  the  gravest  import  takes  place 
between  three  jolly  Fathers  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church — 
a  Dominican,  a  Mercedarian,  and  a  Buena-Muertean. 

Scene — The  square  in  front  of  the  church  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, with  its  crooked  cross. 


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CURIOSITIES  OF  PERU. 


Having  been  informed  by  a  musty  old  sepulcnral  monk 
that  the  remains  of  Pizarro  might  be  seen  behind  this  grating, 
Our  Artist  tremblingly  gazes  therein — but  as  it  is  pitch  dark, 
he  doesn't  recognize  Pizarro. 

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LAST  DAY  AT  LIMA. 


A  visit  to  the  Museum — which  contains  a  not  very  remark- 
able collection  of  Peruvian  antiquities — and  where  Our  Artist 
sees  all  that  remains  of  the  once  magnificent  Atahualpa,  last 
king  of  the  Incas. 

Alas,  poor  Yorick  !  To  this  complexion  must  we  come  at 
last. — Fit  sketch  wherewith  to  end  this  strange,  eventful  his- 
tory of  "  Our  Artist  in  Peru." 

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PART  III. 


SPAIN 


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A  SPANISH  OVERCOAT. 


Our  Artist,  upon  his  arrival  in  "  Sunny  Spain,"  is  overtaken 
in  the  Pyrenees,  on  the  French  Frontier,  by  a  terrific  snow- 
storm, and  is  compelled  to  provide  himself,  at  BAVONNE,  with 
an  Overcoat  of  the  Country. 

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HACK.MEN  IN  SPAIN. 


Portraits  of  the  three  Hackmen,  who  (upon  our  arrival  at 
the  City  of  BURGOS,  in  the  lead  of  night.)  meet  us  at  the 
Rail  Road  station,  and  propose  accompanying  us  to  our  Hotel, 
in 


A  CITIZEN  OF  VALLADOLID. 


Here  is  a  faithful  portrait  of  the  Old  Party  who  entered  the 
cars  at  VAU.ADOLID  ;  carrying  with  him  a  few  travelling  con- 


A  MADRID  HAT. 


This    is  a  Spanish   Dandy  at  the  Grand   Opera  House  in 
MADRFD  : — first,  with  his  cigarette  and  new  Hat  of  the  period  ; 
second,  after  his  Hat  had  been  sat  upon  by  a  fat  old  Seuora, 
during  the  third  act  of  Lucia  di  Lammermoor. 
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LOTTERIES  IN  SPAIN. 


Nearly  all  the  Lottery  tickets  in  Spain  are  publicly  sold 
in  the  streets  by  Beggars :  and  this  is  the  sort  of  Vagabond 
in  MADRID  to  whom  Our  Artist  confided  $16  for  a  ticket  that 
won  a  prize  of  $5. 

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NAPOLEON    BONAPARTE. 


Our  Artist  see*  from  the  car-window,  at  a  Rail-Road  Station 
near  Toledo,  what,  at  a  first  glance,  appears  to  be  a  statue  of 
Napoleon  Bonaparte,— but :  (see  next  page.) 
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A  RAIL-ROAD  OFFICIAL. 


the  Statue  suddenly  becomes  animated   and  revolves  ; 

and  the  side-view  reveals  a  CIVIL  GUAKD,  with  carbine  and 
knapsack  beneath  his  big  military  cloak. 
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ARCHITECTURE  IN  CORDOVA. 


A  picturesque  little  half  Moorish  and  half  Spanish  dwelling 
bouse,  in  the  Calle  Jesus  Maria  ;  with  a  couple  of  Priests  in 
earnest  discussion. 

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BALCONIES  IN  SEVILLE. 


Sketch  of  a  private  residence  in  Calle  San  Pablo ;  from  the 
upper  Balcony  of  which,  Our  Artist  had  a  rose  thrown  to  him, 
while  a  cloaked  Assassin  of  a  probable  Lover,  lowered  savagely 
at  him  from  the  doorway. 

119 


IL  BARBIERE  DI  SIVIGLIA. 


The  Barber  of  Seville,  according  to  Rossini's  Opera,  and 
according  to  the  way  in  which  he  is  popularly  believed  to  dis- 
port himself.— (See  next  page.) 


A  BARBAROUS  PROCEEDING. 


The  Barber  of  Seville,  as  he  actually  exists  in  that  city,  and 
precisely  as  he  appeared  while  operating  upon  our  Artist, 
one  day,  in  the  Calle  de  las  Sierpes. 

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A  CAFfc  IN  SEVILLE. 


Our  Artist  discovers,  one  day,  in  the  Calle  Tunidores,  not 
exactly  the  most  fashionable  Caf6  in  SEVILLE,  butaCaft  glory- 
ing in  the  ambitious  name  of  JULIUS  C.CSAR  ! 

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TYPES  OF  SPANISH  CHARACTER. 


Fellow  Passengers  in  the  Diligence  to  MALAGA— one,  a  cor- 
pulent and  famous  Bull-Fighter,  and  the  other,  an  envious  and 
admiring  follower  of  the  same  ennobling  Profession. 
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THE  SPANISH  GUITAR. 


A  characteristic  little  sketch  of  a  Guitar  Player,  in  the  window 
of  a  second-story  dwelling,  on  the  Alcmeda  de  Verano,  at 
GRENADA. 

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A  SPANISH  VEGETABLE  MARKET. 


A  sketch  in  GIBRALTAR— This  fallow  was  seen  wandering 
around  the  streets,  selling  vegetables  to  the  natives,  and  steer- 
ing his  Donkey  by  the  tail. 

130 


PART  IV. 


ALGIERS. 


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AN  ARAB  BEGGAR. 


One  of  the  first  Objects  that  greets  the  eagle  eye  of  Our 
Artist,  as  he  wanders  around  the  streets  of  NEMOURS,  is  this 
cheerful  "  What-is-it,"  who  mournfully  begs  for  a  few  grains 
of  corn. 

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AFRICAN  WATER  CARRIERS. 


Sketch  of  a  fantastic  little  Fountain  in  one  of  the  streets  of 
the  City  of  ORAN. 


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ANOTHER  ARAB  BEGGAR. 


This  Gentleman,  who  accosted  us  in  the  suburbs  of  ORAN, 
assured  us  in  tremulous  accents  that  he  had  eaten  nothing  in 
seventeen  days— and  we  saw  no  reason  for  doubting  his  word. 
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COSTUMES  IN  AFRICA. 


Alarm  of  Our  Artist,  as  he,  for  the  first  time,  encounters  a 
Moorish  maiden,  as  she  appears  around  the  corner  from  a  dark 
and  narrow  street,  in  the  Kasbah  quarter  of  the  City  of  ALGIERS. 
138 


SOLDIERS  IN  AFRICA. 


A  French  Zouave  off  duty,  as  he  appeared  while  listening  to 
the  Military  Band  that  played  every  afternoon  in  the  Place  du 
Gouvernment,  ALGIERS. 

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A   STREET   IN   ALGIERS. 


The  Rue  Staouelt  —a  narrow  street  in  the  old  Arab  Quarter 
of  ALGIERS,  where  the  houses  nearly  touch  each  other  at  their 
tops. 

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MANUFACTURES  IN  AFRICA. 


Sketch  in  the  Rue   Kasbah.— A  couple  of  Moorish  Jews, 
engaged  in  silk  spinning,  at  the  door  of  their  palatial  residence. 
141 


MOORISH  SHOP-KEEPER. 


This  graceful  and  fairy-like  Will-o'-the-Wisp,  sold  us  some 
iovely  silk  embroideries,  in  ALGIERS,  the  like  of  which,  Solomon, 
in  all  his  glory  never  dreamed  of. 
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FINE  ARTS   IN  AFRICA. 


We  visit  the  not  very  interesting  Museum  in  ALGIERS,  and 
sketch,  among  other  curious  objects,  a  Cast  of  an  Arab  Martyr 
[one  G6ronimo],  who  had  been  buried  alive  in  &  box  of  Plaster 
of  Paris. 


JARDIN  D'ESSAI,  ALGIERS. 


Merely  a  sketch  (for  the  last  page  of  this  little  book)  of  a 
Date- Palm  Tree,  in  ALGIERS,  with  a  couple  of  Arabs  trying  to 
get  in  its  shade. 

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T  II  E 


This  company  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  this  city,  and  has  a  high 
reputation  for  conservative  and  skilful  management.  Its  Board 
of  Directors  comprises  a  number  of  the  best  known,  most  influ- 
ential, and  wealthiest  of  our  merchants  and  bankers.  Its  officers 
are  men  of  proved  integrity  and  aoility. 

The  annual  statement,  submitted  last  January,  and  accepted 
by  the  State  Commissioner  of  Insurance  as  correct,  shows  the 
assets  to  be  $4,654,274,  and  the  surplus,  as  already  stated,  to  be 
over  $800,000,  or  more  than  twenty  per  cent,  of  all  the 
liabilities. 

The  United  States  Life  Insurance  Co.  is  known  in  Life  Insur- 
ance circles  as  one  of  the  most  carefully  handled  institutions  in 
the  city. 

So  well  has  it  been  managed  that  its  business  has  increased 
rather  than  retrograded  during  the  past  year,  as  bad  as  it  has 
been  for  all  kinds  of  business.  And  its  losses  have  been  less 
this  year  than  in  any  of  the  five  preceding. 

Its  officers  are  among  the  best  known  and  most  highly 
esteemed  citizens  of  New  York.  JAMES  BOEI/T,,  Eso.,  the  Presi- 
dent, is  the  President  of  the  Importers  and  Traders'  Bank,  a 
man  whose  name  is  a  synonym  for  integrity  and  skill  in  finance, 
and  its  stockholders  are  men  equally  well  known  in  business 
circles,  and  hold  an  equal  share  of  public  esteem. 

IP  SO. 


JAMES    BUELL,    President. 

C,  P.  FRALEIGH,  Sec'y.  T.  H.  BROSNAN,  Supt.  Agencies. 

HENRY    W.    BALDWIN, 

Supt.  Middle  Department, 

Offir     Drexel  Building,  cor,  Wall  &  Broad  Streets, 

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